How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 425 - 427: Cracking the Case_1

Li Qiao returned home and went into the room to see the child, who was awake and babbling, "Mama."

"Ah, Baby, did you miss me?"

Qin Baby let out an "ah."

Li Qiao smiled gently, "You missed me, didn’t you? Did you miss Daddy?"

Qin Baby let out another "ah," the clingy Daddy hadn’t been seen in a long time.

Li Qiao, "Your Daddy should be back in a few days. Can you still say ’Daddy’?"

"Dada, Dada, Daddy."

Li Qiao exclaimed, "You’ve learned it so well! Your Daddy will be so excited he’ll cry when he hears it."

Qin Baby giggled.

He laughed.

Li Qiao and Old Mrs. Qin laughed too.

Old Mrs. Qin said, "The child has no teeth yet, but his smile is so cute and pretty."

Li Qiao, "Yeah, if an adult had no teeth, they would definitely look awful."

At that moment, Li Qiao’s stomach rumbled.

Old Mrs. Qin, "Haven’t eaten yet? I’ll cook you a bowl of noodles." She got up and headed for the kitchen.

Li Qiao stopped her, "I’ll cook it myself. I spent today helping my colleagues from the detective team with a case."

Old Mrs. Qin, "You are often investigating cases now, won’t it affect your studies?"

Li Qiao laughed, "No, I always take care of my own affairs before going over. It’s just that I have less time with the baby now. Baby, you don’t blame me, do you?"

The child shook his head.

Li Qiao bent down and kissed the little baby, who laughed again.

Li Qiao walked out grinning, and after eating the noodles, it had also turned dark. She and the child washed up and then lay down in bed, quickly falling asleep.

In a daze, she heard a calling, "Mama, Mama, Mama....."

Li Qiao struggled to open her eyes.

The child went, "Shh, shh..."

Li Qiao woke up in a fright.

It was time to pee.

She immediately lifted the child out of the crib.

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Li Qiao understood again; he wanted to drink milk.

She prepared the formula and handed the baby bottle to the child, then lay down to sleep on the side.

The child finished the milk, sighed, and quietly placed the milk bottle aside.

When Li Qiao woke up again, it was already daylight.

The child in the crib had disappeared.

Her mind went blank, and she shouted for Qin Baby.

"Ah....Mama~" Qin Baby replied, drawing out the sound.

Li Qiao looked out through the window, but no one was in the yard.

Old Mrs. Qin came out of the kitchen, "Your Mrs. Tao next door took him over to visit neighbors early in the morning."

Li Qiao uttered an "Oh," dressed and washed up, and after breakfast, went next door to see the child.

The child reached out both arms toward her.

Li Qiao took him and cuddled him.

Mrs. Tao, "Not going to school today?"

"I am. The class doesn’t start until half-past nine this morning, and it’s only half-past seven now, so there’s no rush," Li Qiao said, noticing the neighbor lady putting on socks—one pair and then another.

Li Qiao, reminded of the dead person’s three layers of socks, asked, "Ma’am, why are you wearing two layers of socks on your feet? It’s not cold in the house."

"I have rheumatism, and come winter, my bones always feel chilly."

Li Qiao’s mind quickly turned, "How do you get rheumatism?"

"Who knows? I didn’t have it before, it just started last year. Maybe it’s because of aging."

Mrs. Tao, "The older people in my family also have rheumatism. They got it in their fifties and wear several layers of socks in the winter too."

Li Qiao’s eyes brightened. Could the victim possibly be someone in their fifties or sixties? And here they were, searching for a young person around thirty years old. No wonder they couldn’t find anything. Suppressing her rapidly beating heart, she returned to school for her classes and waited until after school to rush to the criminal investigation team and share her discovery with everyone.

"A body in their fifties or sixties wouldn’t look as strong as that corpse did."

Li Qiao replied, "After soaking for such a long time, wouldn’t it swell and appear more robust? Or perhaps, the person regularly exercised to maintain their figure. Some people really take care of themselves, and even at seventy their body can still be straight and fit. Isn’t that the case with big shots or celebrities?"

Everyone convened a meeting to discuss.

Ultimately, it was decided to reinvestigate the case.

They visited the surrounding factories and, two days later, came across a lead.

An employee at the printing factory named Hou Guang, who worked in security, fit the description from the criminal investigation team perfectly.

He was fifty years old and physically strong.

But half a month earlier he had left a resignation letter, stating he was going back to his hometown.

The factory manager said that previously when Hou Guang went back to his hometown, he would always tell him in person. This time, however, he simply left a note and hadn’t returned for a long time.

The criminal investigation team showed the factory manager photos of Hou Guang’s clothes, which the manager recognized: "I’ve seen him wearing these before."

Next, the criminal investigation team visited his hometown only to discover that Hou Guang hadn’t actually returned home.

Everyone was even more convinced that the deceased was him.

They began investigating the people around Hou Guang and eventually focused their suspicion on his roommate. After interrogation, the roommate confessed to killing Hou Guang because he had no respect for others, often farting in front of him. The last time, unable to bear it any longer, they got into a fight near the fish pond, and he ended up killing Hou Guang back at their dormitory.

The resignation letter was also forged by him.

And with that, the truth of the case was revealed.

......

After the case was closed, Mao Yawen specifically went to the school to tell Li Qiao about the investigation.

Li Qiao said, "To kill over just a fart? I don’t understand."

"Neither do I."

Li Qiao asked again, "Was the head found?"

"It was found, in the cesspit."

Li Qiao felt nauseous.

Mao Yawen then asked, "When will you visit the archives?"

"I’m currently really busy with my academic work. Following you around on cases has already squeezed my schedule tight. Let’s wait for the holiday break."

Mao Yawen pouted, putting it off today for tomorrow, and tomorrow for the day after: "You know, you could completely forgo studying and just start working with us, and you’d be a director right away."

"Your work hours are so irregular, and there are no winter or summer breaks," said Li Qiao. It’s different teaching at the university, like Professor Xue, who almost takes weekends off and sometimes doesn’t have classes for an entire day.

In the surplus time, whether it’s pursuing scholarly work or spending time with family, that’s the choice.

And you don’t have to go through the trouble of disciplining university students.

Who wouldn’t want such a comfortable job that spares you from aggravation?

Mao Yawen was speechless; teaching at a university did seem more relaxing: "But joining us would be more meaningful."

Li Qiao replied, "Haven’t I already joined you? And I’m almost always on call. If I truly joined your team, I might get tired of the job after a while." Initially, her only thought was to clear Qin Jin of suspicion.

She never considered that one day she’d become an advisor to the criminal police.

Looking back on the journey she had taken, it seemed almost unbelievable to her.

"I...."

Li Qiao interrupted, "Alright, I need to get back to studying now, and I still have to soothe my son later when I’m back home."

It was then that Mao Yawen stopped talking.

......

As evening came, Li Qiao returned to the small courtyard and heard Qin Jin’s voice.

She called out softly, "Jin."

Qin Jin, holding the child, opened the door from inside and laughed warmly, "Qiaoqiao, you’re back. Grandma told me you were working on a case with the criminal investigation team. Did you solve it?"

"Just got the word, it’s solved." Li Qiao shared the details.

Qin Jin remarked, "It seems that to reduce conflict among employees in the future, we’ll have to try to accommodate them separately as much as possible."

Li Qiao replied, "With so many people in the factory, how can you split them up? Unless you have the money to build each person their own house to live in." That sort of arrangement was hard to come by. The university was well-funded, wasn’t it? Yet students still shared four to a dorm room.

They either banded together in pairs or three would isolate one.

In any case, someone would always end up unhappy.